Sts Cyril and Methodius Seminary Announces Courses for Spring 2010

PITTSBURGH -- The Byzantine Catholic Seminary has announced course offerings for the Spring 2010 semester. The semester runs from January 11 through April 22, 2010. A brief synopsis of evening courses is listed below. For more information as well as all scheduled courses, go to the Seminary website: www.byzcathsem.org.

The academic programs of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary are authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and are accredited by The Association of Theological Schools. Auditors are welcome and are not required to complete assignments or take examinations. Those interested in taking these courses for graduate-level credit, please contact the Seminary at byzcathsem@verizon.net, or by calling 412.321.8383.

Located at 3605 Perrysville Avenue in Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Byzantine Catholic Seminary is convenient to I-279, I-376, and Routes 19 and 65.

Evening Courses

Liturgical Reform in the Eastern Church

This course will present a history and evaluations of liturgical reform and development. The focus is on the Eastern Churches, with some comparisons to the West. (2 credits)

This course is a study of the Christian moral imagination in the writings of G. K. Chesterton and of his friend Hilaire Belloc. The course will also explore some of the voluminous poetry of both authors, including their more boisterous numbers. The course will consist of lecture presentations and discussion. (2 credits)

Many of the topics that will be explored will parallel the season of the Great Fast: repentance, fasting, the Fathers’ understanding of the eight principle vices. Students will also have the opportunity to do a meditative reading of the Conferences of John Cassian which will form the basis of weekly discussions. (2 credits)

This course examines the historical development and theology of the daily cycle of liturgical worship in the life of the Christian Church. Among the various areas covered are: the two modes of public and private prayer; the systems of prayer in the New Testament and post-Apostolic centuries; the monastic and cathedral offices of daily prayer and more. (3 credits)